Corbin

Population: 8,430
Median household income: $51,795
Median home value: $162,600

Located in Whitley County, Kentucky, Corbin is a community with a population of 8,430. At $51,795, its median household income sits above Whitley County's $41,719.

Between 2019 and 2023, Corbin's population grew 15.1% from 7,325 to 8,430, while its median home value rose 56.3% from $104,000 to $162,600.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,430
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,795
Median home value: $162,600
Median gross rent: $686
Housing units: 3,288
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3258,430

Median household income

$40,119$51,795

Median home value

$104,000$162,600

Median gross rent

$627$686

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,325	$40,119	$104,000	$627
2020	7,558	$39,260	$120,300	$579
2021	8,397	$45,307	$129,500	$614
2022	8,611	$52,929	$155,700	$699
2023	8,430	$51,795	$162,600	$686

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	511	6.1%
5 to 17	1,552	18.4%
18 to 24	732	8.7%
25 to 34	868	10.3%
35 to 44	1,048	12.4%
45 to 54	1,116	13.2%
55 to 64	799	9.5%
65 to 74	936	11.1%
75 and over	868	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,835	92.9%
Black or African American	108	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	378	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	106	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	649	11.5%
High school graduate	2,403	42.6%
Some college or associate's	1,051	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	877	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	655	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,398	80.4%
Carpooled	323	10.8%
Public transit	22	0.7%
Walked	21	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	189	6.3%
Other means	31	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,125	40.3%
15 to 29 min	937	33.5%
30 to 44 min	379	13.6%
45 to 59 min	48	1.7%
60+ min	306	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 22.1% (1,795 of 8,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,981	63.2%
Nonfamily households	1,152	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,133	95.3%
Vacant	155	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,672	53.4%
Renter-occupied	1,461	46.6%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,114	64.3%
1-unit, attached	64	1.9%
2 to 4 units	387	11.8%
5 to 19 units	372	11.3%
20 or more units	267	8.1%
Mobile home & other	84	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2117362
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.9316, -84.1008